An Introduction: Chris Collins and Morris Tilly Project

[jack neville]

Doors done and hung. alignment is very accurate although it did require a bit of Porta Power use to move the cab here and there to provide sufficient gap.
Rear tilt bows have also been formed up and fitted.

[jack neville]

With the engine and drive train fitted and a test run we need the radiator fitted so we can run the engine longer. This is what we have as the best example of a radiator support bracket.

[jack neville]

Nothing to do but have a go at making some new ones.
Another job for my go to tool stock- scrap railway line. Forming the top hat section is simple enough.

[jack neville]

The trickier bit was to get 90 degree bends in the ends of the top hat.
I already had a strong tool made up for previous job so I added some guides into it.

[jack neville]

The bends could not have worked better. Now just to trim down to size and weld in the mounting plates and bolts.

[Lang]

Jack

Great stuff

The ordinary punter would just have pounded the plate over the edge of an anvil and taken hours to straighten it all out. Really professional work.

Lang

[jack neville]

Thanks Lang. I have enjoyed playing with 100 ton psi and pieces of scrap. The tools might not be pretty but it’s the end result that matters.

[jack neville]

All done. The side tabs are where the bracket was soldered to the bottom radiator tank but as all of these had vibrated apart from the tank I thought there is no point in rejoining them as original. I will glue some rubber inside them instead.